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Verb To keep away from something circumvent shun bypass circumnavigate keep clear of stay away from steer clear of dodge evade give a wide berth to shrink from shy from sidestep balk at get around give something a miss keep at arm's length keep away from keep one's distance from recoil from shy away from stay shy of fight shy of have no part of have nothing to do with turn away from turn back on “I try to avoid dark alleys because you never know what could be lurking within.” Verb To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly evade dodge escape shirk brush off sidestep skirt bypass dance around discount disregard duck elude ignore neglect overlook shy from wriggle out of dispense with get around pussyfoot around run away from shake skirt round tergiversate weasel out of be oblivious to cop out of duck-shove fend off funk get out of give the slip to go around keep one's distance from lay low from pay no attention to pay no heed to pay no mind shake off take no notice of tune out turn a blind eye to turn back on turn your back on unheed unmind decline duck out of finesse scape shirk from shuffle out of “You can't avoid the elephant in the room forever.” Verb To get out of the way of dodge duck jouk elude evade shirk sidestep skirt slip body-swerve duck out of the way of get out of the way of swerve away from give the slip to “I quickly jumped to the side to avoid a puppy dog who was running at full speed towards a ball.” Verb To consciously evade an encounter with someone shun snub spurn cold-shoulder dodge elude evade ignore shirk bilk keep away from keep clear of steer clear of have nothing to do with hide from keep one's distance from shrink from stay away from cut someone cold cut someone dead give someone the brush-off give someone the go-by give the cold shoulder to “I try to avoid Alexia as she always says things which make no sense to me.” Verb To keep or withhold oneself from something cut out abstain from refrain from forego forgo quit cease drop forsake give up pass on shun skip deny yourself do without eschew go without halt lay off pass up resist restrain from stop suspend swear off waive abandon can desist dispense with ditch forbear from get off hold off leave off leave out not touch pack in rein in shy from stay away from steer clear of withhold from call a halt to desist from keep off skip out on “If you'd like to get into shape, I would recommend that you avoid unhealthy food.” Verb To take preventative measures prevent avert deter obviate preclude stop defend against fend off hinder hold off impede inhibit restrict rule out stave off thwart deflect hamper head off ward off debar foil forefend forestall forfend frustrate intercept obstruct “You should warm up and stretch before exercising to avoid injury.” Verb (rare) To put an end to formally or by law annul cancel repeal rescind invalidate nullify retract revoke void abolish abort abrogate negate null quash abate call off disannul dissolve roll back strike down vacate “Both parties agreed to mutually avoid their contract and go their separate ways.” Find more words! 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